National Standards news

Reporting student achievement for learners with special education needs

2012-04-16T20:47:40+00:00

This March 2012 update provides guidance for Board of Trustees chairpersons and principals for reporting learner achievement, for learners with special education needs.

Updated ELL guidelines

2011-10-02T23:25:16+00:00

The Ministry has updated the guidelines provided for reporting the progress and achievement of English language learners to parents to be consistent with the requirement of NAG2A.

National Standards introductory webinar

2009-11-20T03:16:02+00:00

The National Standards introductory webinars were held during 2009.

New Zealand Curriculum Reading and Writing National Standards wall charts

2011-05-25T22:36:45+00:00

Classroom wall charts were recently sent to every teacher of students in years 1–8 (distributed to schools 9 May 2011), who are learning within The New Zealand Curriculum. They summarise The New Zealand Curriculum Reading and Writing Standards for Years 1–8 and The Literacy Learning Progressions...

Self review tool for schools: focus on students achieving below curriculum expectations in Literacy (years 1-8)

2011-04-19T22:11:26+00:00

This self-review tool is one of the review tools designed by the MOE to support schools to better understand what they need to achieve and what they should focus on next.

Blueprint for National Standards

2010-12-13T21:48:30+00:00

Mary Chamberlain, group manager, Curriculum Teaching and Learning – Design, shares more about the model used to develop National Standards.

Literacy and numeracy resources for parents, families, and whānau

2010-11-24T20:09:30+00:00

These resources show parents how to help children learn and achieve in reading, writing, and mathematics.

Working with the National Standards - Interim ERO report

2010-11-18T00:48:04+00:00

This is an interim report of findings from 80 schools reviewed in Term 3, 2010. As part of the review process, ERO asked specific questions about each school's use of National Standards, its preparedness for these and how well school leaders, teachers and trustees understood the National Standards.

Illustrations of the literacy standards

2010-11-17T01:34:29+00:00

The reading and writing standards illustrations on Literacy Online demonstrate the literacy demands of the texts and tasks students will be engaging with across the curriculum. These illustrations support planning, teaching, and judgments about students’ progress and achievement. Currently this section includes the twenty two illustrations found in the Reading and Writing Standards document and five new illustrations. Three more reading illustrations will be added early in December. Further illustrations will be added in April and June 2011.

Boards of Trustees webinar series

2010-10-28T22:16:58+00:00

The Ministry of Education is delivering two series of webinars during November to directly support Boards of Trustees. Starting November 1, a series titled "What Made a Difference?" looks at school planning and reporting, and how Boards can work with the principals and staff to make a positive and sustainable difference to student progress and achievement. Another webinar series will start on November 15 and will cover school charters 2011 and will provide guidance to incorporate National Standards.

For more on webinars, to watch past webinars and for webinar resources, check out the Ministry's website at www.minedu.govt.nz/boards

National Standards: School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project

2010-10-28T20:01:01+00:00

This is the first report from the National Standards School Sample Monitoring and Evaluation Project 2010-2013, a 3 year monitoring and evaluation project on National Standards implementation in a representative sample of schools

Variation in school entry dates

2010-09-22T21:43:54+00:00

Because children are able to commence school from their 5th birthday onwards, school entry dates vary. This has implications for the timing of overall teacher judgments (OTJs) and consequent reporting in the initial years of schooling.

Moderation professional learning modules for teachers of years 1 to 8

2010-09-22T21:39:42+00:00

This is a series of professional learning modules which will support teachers to develop shared expectations and understanding of student learning and progress through the process of moderation. The modules are designed to inform and promote professional discussions between individual teachers and in staff meetings. They can be used as stand-alone or as a full series.

Using the self-review tools

2010-08-22T22:22:27+00:00

A series of short videos looks at how Russley School in Christchurch is using the self-review tools to focus on student achievement. Each video focuses on a different aspect of the tools. As part of using the self-review tools, leadership teams are invited to view these videos and consider the reflective questions that follow.

Supporting your child's learning

2010-08-26T05:02:38+00:00

This is a new series of nine fold-out sheets. The series provides information and tips for parents on how to support their child's learning at home - from birth until they start school (early learning) and for children in years 1 to 8. There is also an outline of National Standards in reading, writing, and mathematics for years 1 to 8.

Accelerating writing progress in years 7 and 8

2010-09-10T01:10:17+00:00

At level 4, students need to confidently and independently use a wide range of writing strategies and skills to meet the demands of specific learning purposes across the curriculum. This resource is designed to support you to accelerate the writing achievement of your year 7 and 8 students so that they can meet these demands.

Mapping and aligning assessment tools

2010-04-22T01:35:48+00:00

The Ministry of Education is presently mapping and aligning some of the assessment tools to the National Standards. This means evidence is being developed to indicate how particular assessment tools relate to the standards and an Overall Teacher Judgment against the standards...

New in Assessment Online

2010-05-07T00:34:11+00:00

New resources and information available on the Assessment Online site can be accessed through What's new on the Assessment site .

New this month includes information on overall teacher judgement, moderation, and reporting to parents, families, and whānau.

National Standards in reading, writing, and maths – how well is my child doing?

2010-02-23T20:13:47+00:00

National Standards fact sheets

2009-11-12T03:21:44+00:00

These fact sheets provide key information on aspects of the National Standards, including their development and design, tools and resources schools can use, and the role of different parts of the education system.

To suggest a fact sheet topic, please email national.standards@minedu.govt.nz